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CNA abbr.chap's before test #1
chapters 01, 02, 04, 05, 07, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 28, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 41, 49
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04/22/2009

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Term
ABC
Definition
"Airway, Breathing, Circulation"
Term
ABCD
Definition
"Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Defibrillation"
Term
ABGs
Definition
Arterial Blood Gases
Term
ADEAR
Definition
Alzheimers's Disease Education And Referral center
Term
AED
Definition
Automated External Defibrillator
Term
AFO
Definition
Ankle-Foot Orthosis
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AHA
Definition
American Hospital Association
Term
AIIR
Definition
Airborne Infection Isolation Room
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AMI
Definition
Acute Myocardial Infarction
Term
ASC
Definition
Acute Coronary Syndrome
Term
BLS
Definition
Basic Life Support
Term
CAD
Definition
Coronary Artery Disease
Term
CCRC
Definition
Continuing Care Retirement Unit
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CEU
Definition
Continuing Education Unit
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CHF
Definition
Congestive Heart Failure
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cm
Definition
Centimeter
Term
CMG
Definition
Case Mix Group
Term
CMS
Definition
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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CO2
Definition
Carbon Dioxide
Term
COPD
Definition
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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CXR
Definition
Chest X-Ray
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DASH
Definition
Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension
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DRG
Definition
Diagnosis-Related Group
Term
DV
Definition
Daily Value
Term
ECHO
Definition
Elder Cottage Housing Opportunity
Term
EMS
Definition
Emergency Medical Services
Term
EMT
Definition
Emergency Medical Technician
Term
EPA
Definition
Evironmental Protection Agency
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ePHI
Definition
Electronic Protected Health Information
Term
FBAO
Definition
Foreign-Body Airway Obstruction
Term
FDA
Definition
Food and Drug Administration
Term
GED
Definition
General Equivalency Diploma
Term
GERD
Definition
GastroEsophageal Reflux Disease
Term
gtt
Definition
Drops
Term
gtt/min
Definition
Drops per Minute
Term
HAI
Definition
Healthcare-Associated infection
Term
HBV
Definition
Hepatitis B virus
Term
HHRG
Definition
Home Health Resource Group
Term
HMO
Definition
Health Maintenance Organization
Term
ID
Definition
Identification
Term
JC
Definition
Joint Commission
Term
L/min
Definition
Liters Per Minute
Term
LNA
Definition
Licensed Nursing Assistant
Term
MDRO
Definition
MultiDrug-Resistant Organism
Term
mg
Definition
Miligrams
Term
MI
Definition
Myocartial Infarction
Term
MLT
Definition
Medical Laboratory Technician
Term
mm Hg
Definition
Millimeters of mercury
Term
MRSA
Definition
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
Term
MSDS
Definition
Material Data Safety Sheet
Term
NATCEP
Definition
Nursing Assistant Training and Competency Evaluation Program
Term
NCSBN
Definition
National Council of State Boards of Nursing
Term
NG
Definition
Nasogastic
Term
OBRA
Definition
Onibus Budget Reconciliation Act (of 1987)
Term
OPIM
Definition
Other Potentially Infectious Materials
Term
OSHA
Definition
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Term
PASS
Definition
"Pull the safety pin, Aim low, Squeeze the lever, Sweep back and forth"
Term
PDA
Definition
Personal Digital Assistant
Term
PEG
Definition
Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy
Term
PHI
Definition
Protected Health Information
Term
PICC
Definition
Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter
Term
PPE
Definition
Personal Protective Equiptment
Term
PPO
Definition
Preferred Provider Organization
Term
RACE
Definition
"Rescue, Alarm, Confine, Extinguish"
Term
RNA
Definition
Registered Nurse Aid
Term
RRT
Definition
Rapid Response Team
Term
RUG
Definition
Resource Utilization Group
Term
SARS
Definition
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Term
SCA
Definition
Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Term
SIDS
Definition
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Term
SMI
Definition
Sustained Maximal Inspiration
Term
SpO2
Definition
Oxygen Saturation
Term
TB
Definition
TuBerculosis
Term
TPN
Definition
Total Parenteral Nutrition
Term
TRS
Definition
Telecommunications Relay Services
Term
TTD
Definition
Telecommunications Devices for the Deaf
Term
TTY
Definition
Teletypewriter
Term
USDA
Definition
United States Department of Agriculture
Term
VF
Definition
Ventricular Fibrillation
Term
V-fib
Definition
Ventricular Fibrillation
Term
VRE
Definition
Vanomycin-Resistant Enterococcus
Term
WMSD
Definition
Work-related MusculoSkeletal Disorder
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